Cauliflower Pizza

Ingredients

BASE

• 1 onion, chopped into chunks
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 3 tbsp fresh pizza herbs (optional)
• 3 tbsp coconut flour
• 1 tsp xanthan gum (optional, mixed into the coconut flour)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 2 small eggs (or 1 large)

TOPPING

• Zito tomato paste
• ½ cup diced mushrooms
• ½ green capsicum
• 1/8 cup diced jalapeno peppers
• 1 cup mozzarella
• 6 rashers of free-range bacon, cut into pieces, raw
• 2 tbsp dried oregano

Method

1. Place the cauliflower into your food processor and whizz until it resembles rice. Don’t over process, or it will puree!
2. Add the onion, and whizz until it combines but doesn’t juice!
3. In a large pan, heat some olive oil and stir-fry the cauliflower and onion mixture along with the fresh herbs on medium heat. Continue to stir.
4. Once the cauliflower has cooked and is soft (about 10 minutes), place the mixture into a mixing bowl, and combine well with remaining ingredients. 
5. Line a shallow baking dish with baking paper and firmly spread the mixture on top until it's about 2 cm thick.
6. Bake in a preheated 200°C (390°F) oven for 20 minutes, or until golden around the edges. (NOTE: It’s best cooked on a hot pizza stone if you have one.)
7. Remove from the oven, and then turn the oven up to its hottest temperature while you prepare your toppings.
8. Place a layer of tomato paste over your base.
9. Top with mushrooms, capsicum, jalapeno, followed by the mozzarella.
10. Place the bacon on top and sprinkle with the oregano.
11. Cook for 8–14 minutes, until the cheese begins to brown.